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In your last post you appeared to imply that what Johnny(or perhaps even Cam Newton) did ON THE COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL FIELD has "nothing to do with him/them as an NFL prospect". And that's just silly.

 

Watch closely, and you'll see that the combine is not for the best. Clowney for example doesn't NEED the combine. He could literally sit the whole thing out and still go #1. The combine is for players like Bortles and Gabbert. Guys who didn't impress the scouts enough actually "playing football", but are late risers since they supposedly size-up more to NFL standards than other players who clearly outplayed them in college.

 

 

Listen,

Everybody knew Luck and RG3 were going to be the top 2 QB picks midway through their final collegiate seasons. The combine, measurements, etc meant nothing for those guys, they were a lock for 1-and-2.

Same thing with Newton, everybody knew he was going number one because of his actual play on the field. The kid could have fumbled every interview he gave and still went number 1 that year.

So yes, I do think what Manziel did on the football field(which actually surpassed the achievements of top draft picks Newton, Luck, and RG3), does has a lot to do with him as an NFL product. At least 50/50 with the combine/measurements/interviews/tape, if not even more so, as with the QB examples I gave.

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